Olympics Quotes · Page 31

They want the Olympics. We ought to make sure they don't get the Olympics.

— George Nethercutt

So, in a way I was hedging and saying that if the Olympic stuff doesn't work out at least I can be…

— Frank Shorter

Getting the degree meant more to me than an NCAA title, being named All-American or winning an Olympic gold medal.

— Patrick Ewing

Now if I go back home with an Olympic medal, the reaction of my family will give me immense satisfaction.

— P. R. Sreejesh

After watching the Athens Paralympics in 2004, I looked at the swimmers and thought, that's cool. I want to do that.

— Ellie Simmonds

Many medal winners dream of competing in a sport other than the one they're famous for.

— Mary Lou Retton

“Skating is an amazing form of self-expression. It’s like my soul at play.”

— Josée Chouinard

It's been a dream of mine to be selected on the U.S. Olympic team as long as I can remember.

— Nathan Chen

I think there's going to be pressure on all the British athletes. It's a home Olympics at the end of the day.…

— Jessica Ennis

“Morgan won her first Olympic medal, a gold, with the American team. The team beat Japan, 2–1, in a match watched by…

— Alex Morgan

I organized this global series of races. The data from those races, along with the tremendous amount of lobbying and meetings with…

— Kathrine Switzer

I started in law school in '71 and graduated in '74. So I was training for the Olympics, running or averaging around…

— Frank Shorter

I began skating in the official practice venue of the 2002 Games. It was a huge Olympic atmosphere with Apollo Ohno sitting…

— Nathan Chen

My parents were of the opinion, because they had started skating very young, that you should have something that you do that…

— Anton Yelchin

The [IBJJF] medal has zero value. It means as much as this tablecloth right here, but people still kill themselves to try…

— Ryron Gracie

I'm close to the Olympics. I want to snatch 100kg, but I need to master more techniques in order to do that.…

— Hidilyn Diaz

Not many countries establish a prize for peace. The Seoul Peace Prize has its roots in the 1988 Summer Olympics when this…

— Ban Ki-moon

“Heath hesitated. I watched the warring desires skirmish on his face. A part of him longed to surrender to my curiosity; another…

— Layne Fargo

I have always loved to skate, and that is all I wanted to do. Having my whole, entire career taken away from…

— Tonya Harding

When Olympic decathlon gold medalist Bruce Jenner asked a roomful of Olympic hopefuls if they had a list of written goals, every…

— Jack Canfield

I am honored to be to be part of the biggest sports event in the world. The fact that the Games are…

— Tiesto

When I was six, right before I started swimming, we went to a national competition here in Maryland and watched Michael Phelps…

— Katie Ledecky

After college, I knew I wanted to work in comedy, so the first thing I did was go to where the comedy…

— Tina Fey

The shouts of triumph become infectious, and I lift my voice to join in, running toward my teammates. Christina holds the flag…

— Veronica Roth

As a 12-year-old when I won my first gold in Athens, I wanted people to know what the Paralympic games were.

— Jessica Long

I'd probably say the championships mean more to me, but the gold medal makes you a bit different. It's a special award.

— Scottie Pippen

That's what really makes great skating competitions. When you have two top skaters in good form giving superb performances.

— Dick Button

When you go ice-skating, try not to swing your arms too much, because that really annoys me.

— Jack Handey

Just had a blast watching women's gymnastics on the tv...Time for swim finals.

— Rebecca Soni

For six years, I kept my five Olympic medals wrapped in a plastic bread bag beneath my bed.

— Mary Lou Retton

Nowadays a gold medal is a $1 million contract. Our athletes are our heroes.

— Cathy Rigby

It's quite an honor to be selected to represent my country in the Olympics.

— John Stockton

I was part of London 2012 in the build-up and there's always drama ahead of a major championship or Games.

— Denise Lewis

I'm six-foot-five. I'm not going to win the gold medal in figure skating. But I can try, and that's what matters. Trying.

— Aleks Paunovic

Disability sport came about largely because of exclusion, because mainstream sport didn't want disabled people to be part of it.

— Tanni Grey-Thompson

“Nothing could be any worse than having to turn to your friends, your colleagues and your loved ones and say –‘I gave…

— Steve Backley

It was a dream of mine to be an Olympic champion but not a lifelong goal.

— Sarah Hughes

Although it is disappointing that softball was not reinstated into the Olympics, we are going to continue to keep growing the sport.

— Jennie Finch

It's hard to explain these feelings...But I'm extremely honored to be an Olympian and be a part of this team.

— Jordyn Wieber

I had a really lovely upbringing. I did a lot of skateboarding down country lanes.

— Ellie Bamber